Rhode Island MathCounts
Due to its small size, Rhode Island has no chapters. Instead, students progress straight to the state competition from their schools. The state competition is generally held on the first Saturday of March at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI), Warwick.
A normal state competition consists of the Sprint round, followed by a break for muffins/donuts, etc., then the Target round, which is followed by lunch. After lunch, the team round takes place, and then there is a brief waiting period until the countdown round competitors are announced. After the countdown round the awards ceremony takes place, and the top 6 teams and their coaches, the top 4 in the countdown round, and the top 4 on the written competition are recognized and presented with trophies.
The state coordinator is Paul Bannon, who can be reached at (401) 486-8829 or pbannon@cox.net for questions regarding Rhode Island State MathCounts competitions and teams.
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State Team Determination Method
Rhode Island has no official Countdown round. Instead, the top four is based purely on written scores. The top 8 compete in an unofficial Countdown round where the first round consists of:
8 vs. 1
7 vs. 2
6 vs. 3
5 vs. 4
The winners progress to a second round, and the losers are eliminated. In this second round, the losers of each of the 2 pairings go against each other for places 3 and 4, and the winners go against each other for places 1 and 2.
Nationals Placements
The Rhode Island MathCounts team achievd its highest place ever at nationals in 2010, when it was the 30th place team. In 2011, it was 45th place team. The team frequently places in the 40s-50s.
Top Teams in the State
2003
First place: The Wheeler School
2004
First place: The Wheeler School
2005
First place: The Wheeler School
2006
First place: Barrington Middle School
Second place: Gordon School
Third place: The Wheeler School
2007
First place: Barrington Middle School
Second place: The Wheeler School
2008
First place: Barrington Middle School
Second place: The Wheeler School
2009
First place: The Wheeler School
Second place: Barrington Middle School
2010
First place: The Wheeler School
Second place: Barrington Middle School
2011
First place: Barrington Middle School
Second place: Nathaniel Greene Middle School
Third place: The Wheeler School
Fourth place: Archie Cole Middle School
Fifth place: Lincoln Middle School
Sixth place: Gordon School
State Team Members
2007
- Saeja Kim - Coach - Barrington Middle School
- 1. Timothy Jeon - Rocky Hill School
- 2. Kenneth Xiao - Barrington Middle School
- 3. Stephen Lamontagne - Barrington Middle School
- 4. Daniel Caticha - The Wheeler School
2008
- Saeja Kim - Coach - Barrington Middle School
- 1. Stephen Lamontagne - Barrington Middle School
- 2. Eddy Luo - Archie Cole Middle School
- 3. Olivia Justynski - Barrington Middle School
- 4. Max Shreiber - The Wheeler School
2009
- Tom Wharton - Coach - The Wheeler School
- 1. Cassidy Laidlaw - Barrington Middle School
- 2. Joseph Zurier - Nathaniel Greene Middle School
- 3. Jack Liang - Barrington Middle School
- 4. Max Saccone - The Wheeler School
2010
- Tom Wharton - Coach - The Wheeler School
- 1. Charlie Nickerson - The Wheeler School
- 2. Cassidy Laidlaw - Barrington Middle School
- 3. Joseph Zurier - Nathaniel Greene Middle School
- 4. Dylan Gastel - The Wheeler School
2011
- Meg Medeiros - Coach - Barrington Middle School
- 1. Joseph Zurier - Nathaniel Greene Middle School
- 2. Wei Li - Archie Cole Middle School
- 3. Matthew Lamontagne - Barrington Middle School
- 4. Geron Sena - Nathaniel Greene Middle School
